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Nemo Jantzen (b. 1970, The Hague) is an internationally renowned contemporary artist whose works have gained recognition in the world’s leading art capitals. With a background in design, photography, and fine arts from the prestigious RTO Art Academy in Rotterdam, he laid the foundation for his exceptional career.

Starting out as a graphic designer and billboard artist in Antwerp, Jantzen transitioned into a celebrated career as a sought-after fine artist. His works, characterized by masterful use of color and light, intricate textures, and dynamic compositions, have left a lasting mark on the contemporary art scene. Over the past 25 years, he has exhibited at renowned galleries and major art fairs worldwide. His art captivates collectors and enthusiasts alike, with pieces featured in private collections as well as prominent public institutions across Europe, the United States, and beyond.

The new pointillism

With his innovative technique, Nemo Jantzen takes pointillism to a new level. Unlike Georges Seurat in the late 19th century, for example, he does not juxtapose painted dots of color, but rather hand-cut, polished hemispheres of epoxy resin, behind each of which is mounted an illustration or photograph. When viewed up close, some 1,500 small different images thus come together to form a single motif, mostly a portrait, when viewed from a distance. Jantzen carefully selects the numerous small images, which appear to be snapshots of frozen little worlds covered in resin, according to color and subject. This results in works that determine what the viewer's eye sees depending on distance, angle, oridealized perception.

Art with nails and thread

Nemo Jantzen uses another technique that amazes with incredible creativity and artistry. Again, it is mainly portraits that form his preferred subject. These motifs are broken down into a fine grid by nails with relatively large heads, which the artist hammers into a coated wooden panel. Jantzen then "paints" along the nails using only a single dark cotton thread. In the process, the intersections of the thread condense into the dark areas of the image, and a three-dimensional work of art emerges. Light reflections on sunglasses lenses, light-dark contrasts of the lips and eyes, the hair, the face the hands - everything arises from only one thread.

Selection of available artworks: Nemo Jantzen

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